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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 22:41EST, 14/05/2012.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT 30.7 +6.7 14.9 +2.0 9.5 0.0 8.4 -- 398 (16.6) 34/09
PERTH AIRPORT 29.2 +7.5 13.1 +2.6 9.4 0.0 4.2 9.8 365 (15.2) 35/06
ALBANY AIRPORT 25.7 +6.8 8.3 -1.5 5.4 0.2 2.2 9.9 249 (10.4) 34/10
BUNBURY 26.9 +5.8 5.4 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 98 ( 4.1) 26/11
MANDURAH 25.5 -- 15.3 -- -- 0.0 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 24/10
DARWIN AIRPORT 32.7 +0.7 23.5 +1.4 22.3 0.0 6.6 11.3 382 (15.9) 41/10
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 22.1 -0.9 6.3 -2.0 1.7 0.0 6.6 10.5 289 (12.0) 52/13
WHYALLA AERO 16.3 -4.2 5.0 -3.7 -- 0.0 4.0 -- 248 (10.3) 35/20
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 17.7 -1.3 10.8 +0.6 8.5 0.0 1.4 7.6 162 ( 6.8) 28/11
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 15.1 -1.0 7.2 -0.1 5.3 0.0 0.6 2.7 135 ( 5.6) 32/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 28.5 +0.6 13.2 -0.7 9.3 0.0 6.6 10.6 341 (14.2) 41/13
CAIRNS AERO 25.8 -1.8 20.7 +0.8 20.4 25.2 1.2 0.0 595 (24.8) 39/12
TOWNSVILLE AERO 27.5 -0.1 22.6 +5.0 21.5 0.0 5.2 1.1 433 (18.0) 41/10
MACKAY M.O 24.8 +0.6 21.5 +4.4 -- 0.0 -- 2.6 523 (21.8) 48/21
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 26.8 +0.8 17.9 +3.7 16.8 0.2 4.2 -- 329 (13.7) 37/21
BUNDABERG AERO 21.5 -3.2 16.6 +2.4 -- 0.0 4.2 -- 427 (17.8) 37/13
NAMBOUR DPI 21.8 -1.9 16.8 +4.8 -- 0.0 2.2 -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 22.9 -0.2 15.2 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 341 (14.2) 37/11
BRISBANE AERO 22.1 -1.5 13.6 +0.8 7.9 0.0 4.0 5.7 354 (14.8) 37/17
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 21.2 +1.2 9.9 -0.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 479 (20.0) 46/21
GUNNEDAH (DIPNR) 22.1 +1.8 6.2 -2.5 1.1 0.0 2.8 -- 133 ( 5.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 21.6 +0.2 10.7 -1.0 6.2 0.4 2.4 7.9 408 (17.0) 30/09
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 21.2 -0.3 6.6 -3.9 -- 0.6 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.6 -2.6 9.3 -0.8 7.7 1.8 1.0 0.6 -- 13/22
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 16.0 -4.4 10.7 +2.4 8.1 1.4 -- -- 45 ( 1.9) 21/09
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 15.7 +1.5 0.7 -4.0 -3.0 0.0 1.0 9.5 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 20.7 +0.7 6.0 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 16.4 -3.6 13.5 +2.6 12.5 2.0 1.8 0.0 396 (16.5) 50/21
RICHMOND RAAF 17.5 -3.1 11.0 +3.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 81 ( 3.4) 48/02
BELLAMBI AWS 17.3 -2.4 12.9 -0.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 307 (12.8) 39/12
CANBERRA AIRPORT 16.3 +0.7 5.7 +2.5 1.8 0.0 1.8 8.1 180 ( 7.5) 18/08
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.8 +0.5 -1.2 -7.1 -1.9 0.0 1.8 9.5 107 ( 4.5) 18/19
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 16.6 -1.1 1.5 -4.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 73 ( 3.0) 24/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 16.9 -2.1 4.4 -3.0 1.0 0.0 3.4 9.9 210 ( 8.8) 34/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.9 -1.4 -0.4 -6.2 -- 0.0 1.6 -- 231 ( 9.6) 35/16
BENDIGO AIRPORT 15.6 -1.0 0.0 -5.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 200 ( 8.3) 34/10
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 16.1 -0.6 9.4 +0.8 6.6 0.0 2.0 -- -- 18/10
GEELONG AIRPORT 16.6 -0.5 7.4 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 236 ( 9.8) 26/12
BALLARAT AERODROME 11.9 -1.7 -0.9 -6.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 159 ( 6.6) 30/20
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.0 +0.2 0.6 -4.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 80 ( 3.3) 31/13
HOBART AIRPORT 17.6 +2.4 8.0 +1.4 5.0 0.0 1.6 7.5 404 (16.8) 54/22
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

34.5 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA
34.0 MANDORA E Pilbara WA
33.9 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
33.8 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
33.4 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+8.7 : 27.8 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
+8.4 : 31.0 LANCELIN Lower West WA
+8.3 : 31.5 JURIEN BAY Lower West WA
+8.2 : 27.4 BRIDGETOWN COMPARISON Lower West WA
+8.2 : 25.8 MANJIMUP Lower West WA
+8.2 : 26.0 MOUNT BARKER Lower West WA

26.6 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.2 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
26.0 BLACK POINT N Rivers NT
26.0 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
26.0 CAPE DON N Rivers NT

+6.0 : 19.9 COLLINSVILLE POST OFFICE Central Coast E QLD
+5.9 : 22.0 GEORGETOWN POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+5.5 : 17.0 CLERMONT SIRIUS ST Central Highlands QLD
+5.5 : 22.6 MUSGRAVE S Peninsula QLD
+5.3 : 20.0 TE KOWAI EXP STN Central Coast E QLD

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

4.8 MT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
5.2 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
6.2 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
6.7 MT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
7.0 GRAMPIANS (MOUNT WILLIAM) Wimmera S VIC

-5.0 : 13.4 MANGROVE MOUNTAIN AWS Hunter Valley NSW
-4.9 : 19.5 TOOLARA (KELLY) Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
-4.9 : 14.2 PEATS RIDGE (WARATAH ROAD) Hunter Valley NSW
-4.8 : 17.5 TIBOOBURRA AIRPORT Far Northwest NSW
-4.5 : 14.7 BROKEN HILL (PATTON STREET) Lower Darling NSW
-4.5 : 15.7 ARKAROOLA NE Pastoral SA

-8.8 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-6.3 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-4.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-3.5 FINGAL (LEGGE STREET) E Coast TAS

-8.0 : -1.2 NARRANDERA GOLF CLUB Riverina E NSW
-7.7 : -1.7 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-7.6 : 1.6 EYRE Eucla WA
-7.3 : 0.0 HILLSTON AIRPORT Riverina W NSW
-7.2 : 0.0 GRIFFITH AIRPORT AWS Riverina W NSW

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
125.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK N Coast--Barron QLD
124.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE N Coast--Barron QLD
121.0 GRAHAM RANGE N Coast--Barron QLD
98.0 DAINTREE TEA N Coast--Barron QLD
98.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL N Coast--Barron QLD

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
125.0 TREE HOUSE CREEK
124.8 CAPE TRIBULATION STORE
121.0 GRAHAM RANGE
98.0 DAINTREE TEA
98.0 BABINDA SUGAR MILL
95.0 BELLENDEN KER BOTTOM STN
91.0 BABINDA POST OFFICE
69.0 HAPPY VALLEY
N Coast--Herbert
59.0 DARADGEE

11.3 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.9 BROOME AIRPORT W Kimberley WA
10.8 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.8 TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT N Plateau NT
10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.6 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD

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0.2 BRIAN PASTURES Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
0.0 CAIRNS AERO N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
0.0 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD

1350 (56.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1011 (42.1) MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
1005 (41.9) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
895 (37.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
838 (34.9) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
808 (33.7) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
800 (33.3) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
756 (31.5) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
741 (30.9) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
738 (30.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS N Coast TAS
730 (30.4) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
725 (30.2) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
669 (27.9) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
641 (26.7) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
627 (26.1) GOLD COAST SEAWAY Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
608 (25.3) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
96/12 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
95/23 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
93/21 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
80/10 LOOKOUT HILL Western Plains VIC
76/23 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Herbert
SOUTH JOHNSTONE EXP STN
10.6mm in 1 hr to 00:00 10.6mm/h
22.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.3mm/h
Central Coast E
MACKAY AERO
7.0mm in 14 min to 23:14 30.0mm/h
10.6mm in 1 hr to 23:30 10.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
MAROOCHYDORE AERO
20.6mm in 30 min to 02:30 41.2mm/h
24.2mm in 1 hr to 02:30 24.2mm/h
27.4mm in 1 hr to 03:00 27.4mm/h
33.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 11.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
MidNorth Coast N
COFFS HARBOUR MO
12.8mm in 30 min to 20:00 25.6mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 20:00 16.4mm/h
22.0mm in 1 hr to 20:30 22.0mm/h
11.0mm in 1 hr to 21:00 11.0mm/h
27.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 9.0mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cent Wheatbelt
NEWDEGATE RES.STATION : 102( 20/ 11 ) at 09:00
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 69(240/ 63 ) at 19:55
TASMANIA
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 89(320/ 74 ) at 21:00
MOUNT WELLINGTON : 93(250/ 74 ) at 23:43
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 96(290/ 61 ) at 22:30